Chapter III · Chapter 3

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I'LL TELL HER YOU'RE A BAPTIST It rained that night.

consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

anew

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

Having no one else present.

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

any thing at all

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

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From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

follower of Baptistic doctrines

From this reading I'LL TELL HER YOU'RE A BAPTIST It rained that night.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

a youthful male person

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

terminate

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

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From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The realization that a chance had come to test it, in the concrete, stunned him at first.

capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary

From this reading The realization that a chance had come to test it, in the concrete, stunned him at first.

carefully weighed

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

a long and thoughtful observation

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

ludicrously odd

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The realization that a chance had come to test it, in the concrete, stunned him at first.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I'LL TELL HER YOU'RE A BAPTIST It rained that night.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

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From this reading I'LL TELL HER YOU'RE A BAPTIST It rained that night.

of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I'LL TELL HER YOU'RE A BAPTIST It rained that night.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading I'LL TELL HER YOU'RE A BAPTIST It rained that night.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

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From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain

From this reading I'LL TELL HER YOU'RE A BAPTIST It rained that night.

coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

From this reading The realization that a chance had come to test it, in the concrete, stunned him at first.

in a romantic manner

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading The realization that a chance had come to test it, in the concrete, stunned him at first.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

express in words

From this reading I'LL TELL HER YOU'RE A BAPTIST It rained that night.

trying something to find out about it

From this reading The realization that a chance had come to test it, in the concrete, stunned him at first.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I'LL TELL HER YOU'RE A BAPTIST It rained that night.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading And again Caleb spent a sleepless night, this time alone before the fireplace, but the thoughts which kept him awake failed to grow fantastic and romantically absurd with prolonged contemplation, as they had the night before.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

up to a particular time

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

which person or people

From this reading Never until that day had he considered his oft-repeated theory that there was many a boy in those back-woods who, with a chance, might go far, as anything but an idealistic truth, in the abstract.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The storm which hung for hours, a threatening bank of black in the south, finally tore north at sundown, to break with vicious fury.

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From this reading I'LL TELL HER YOU'RE A BAPTIST It rained that night.